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January 21, 2016

Report: Putin "Probably Approved" Murder of Former KGB Officer & Whistleblower
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A British investigation says Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably
approved" the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer
who blew the whistle on corruption inside Moscow's security services.
Litvinenko died after ingesting green tea poisoned with a toxic,
radioactive isotope. The 328-page report was issued by retired British
High Court Judge Robert Owen. Russia's foreign minister has dismissed
the report as "politically motivated."


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